Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Department overview
Formed	17 June 1919
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Headquarters	23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 53°20′24″N 6°15′21″W / 53.34°N 6.25583°W / 53.34; -6.25583
Minister responsible	Richard Bruton, TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Department executive	Seán Gorman, Secretary General
Website
djei.ie

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Irish: An Roinn Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation who is assisted by two Ministers of State.

Departmental team

• Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Richard Bruton, TD
  • Minister of State for Small Business: John Perry, TD
  • Minister of State for Research and Innovation: Seán Sherlock, TD
• Secretary General of the Department: Seán Gorman

Overview

Department Headquarters, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

The official headquarters and Ministerial offices of the department are at 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. It is one of the most important economic departments in the Irish Government, responsible for the implementation of policy in five key areas:

• Enterprise, Innovation, Growth
• Quality Work and Learning
• Making Markets and Regulation work better
• Quality, Value and Continuous Improvement
• the European Union.

A large element of the work of the Department arises from Ireland's membership of a number of international organisations, in particular the European Union and the World Trade Organisation. The Department plays an active role in the development of EU and WTO policies, particularly to ensure that Ireland's interests are protected. The Department is organised into five divisions. They are:

• Innovation and Investment Division
• Enterprise and Trade Division
• Commerce, Consumer and Competition Division
• Employment Rights and Industrial Relations Division
• Corporate Services

Bodies and offices associated with the Department

The Department oversees a large number of bodies and agencies. In July 2009 the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes proposed merging the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency. However, this process remains at an early stage. As of 2010, the Department is no longer responsible for FÁS, which is in the process of having its responsibilities divided up between two or possibly three bodies. Bodies and agencies associated with the Department include:

• Companies Registration Office
• Competition Authority
• City and County Enterprise Boards
• Director of Corporate Enforcement
• Employment Appeals Tribunal
• Enterprise Ireland
• Forfás
• Health and Safety Authority
• IDA Ireland
• InterTradeIreland (under North-South cooperation structures)
• Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority
• Labour Court
• Labour Relations Commission
• National Consumer Agency
• National Standards Authority of Ireland
• National Employment Rights Authority
• Office of the Register of Friendly Societies
• Patents Office
• Personal Injuries Assessment Board
• Science Foundation Ireland
• Shannon Development

History

The present Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation was established in 2011, however, the department has existed in many forms over the years:

• Department of Trade and Commerce (1919–1922)
• Department of Trade (1922)
• Department of Industry and Commerce (1922–1977)
• Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy (1977–1980)
• Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (1980–1981)
• Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism (1981–1983)
• Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism (1983–1986)
• Department of Industry and Commerce (1986–1993)
• Department of Enterprise and Employment (1993–1997)
• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (1997–2010)
• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (2010–2011)
• Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (2011–present)

External links

• Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation